Shumardia extensa Weir 1959

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae

Alternative combination: Shumardia (Shumardoella) extensa

Full reference: J. A. Weir. 1959. Ashgillian trilobites from Co. Clare, Ireland. Palaeontology 1(4):369-383

Belongs to Shumardia according to M. Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011

See also Weir 1959

Sister taxa: Shumardia (Conophrys), Shumardia (Shumardia), Shumardia acuticaudata, Shumardia alata, Shumardia ctenata, Shumardia erquensis, Shumardia exopthalmus, Shumardia granulosa, Shumardia lacrimosa, Shumardia minaretta, Shumardia phalloides, Shumardia sagittula, Shumardia tarimuensis

Type specimen: BMNH 53383, a cephalon/head

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Kazakhstan (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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